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Forest backed themselves into a corner after the failed Postecoglou experiment.
They wanted the new man in before Thursday’s Europa League visit of Porto – and Dyche has to restore the organisation and solidity which was so evident under Nuno Espirito Santo, who took them to seventh in the Premier League last season.
Centre-backs Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic were nervous with Postecoglou’s more open style, while Matz Sels, who shared the Golden Glove with Arsenal’s David Raya last season, is yet to keep a clean sheet this term and was culpable for at least one goal against Chelsea.
Elliot Anderson is someone who has maintained his form and has had the most touches, 807, in the Premier League this season – but the midfielder is an exception to the rule.
It means Dyche will immediately need to understand the make-up and psychology of the squad after Forest spent £180m on 13 new players in the summer transfer window.
About £120m of talent was left out of the squad altogether on Saturday – James McAtee, Dilane Bakwa, Arnaud Kalimuendo and record signing Omari Hutchinson – with just two summer signings, loanees Douglas Luiz and Oleksandr Zinchenko, starting.
Sources close to the squad feel they have too many players and too many of the same type.
The unity which had been so pivotal has been disrupted by Nuno’s departure and Dyche must restore that.
“He’s one of the most charismatic men, he walks into a room and he demands the attention of the room,” said former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who played under Dyche for 18 months at Burnley.
“I always reacted really well to man managers, people whose door was always open and told you the truth whether you liked it or not, and that’s one of Sean’s great qualities.
“He’s a leader of men, he gets the respect from the dressing room immediately. At times, he’s been criticised for the way he plays, but he gets results and the thing I responded to and reacted to, he’s able to get the best out of players who may not be at the top level.
“There’s players in that Nottingham Forest squad – Morgan Gibbs-White, Elliot Anderson, Neco Williams, Callum Hudson-Odoi – those type of players will absolutely love playing under Sean Dyche. He will be a manager who they will excel with.”
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Bayern Munich have joined the race to sign Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, while Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan have set their sights on FC Cologne wonderkid Said El Mala. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.
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Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has an uncertain future. Photo by Shaun Brooks – CameraSport via Getty Images
TRENDING RUMORS
– Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is on the radar of Bayern Munich, the Daily Mirror reports. Amid continued interest from the Saudi Pro League, the Bundesliga champions now look set to join the race to sign Fernandes, whose transfer is valued at around the £70 million mark. United are open to entertaining bids to sign the 31-year-old if the fee is right, although it remains to be seen whether a deal could be sanctioned in January, as Fernandes is under contract until June 2027.
– Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan have set their sights on FC Cologne wonderkid Said El Mala, says Bild. The 19-year-old is enjoying a breakthrough campaign in the Bundesliga, where he has already scored three goals in seven appearances. While El Mala is under contract until 2030, he could be available as soon as next summer for a fee in the region of €30m-€40m. Bayern Munich have also been linked with a move for the Germany U21 international in recent weeks.
– Manchester United midfielder Casemirois continuing to attract interest from the Saudi Pro League, according to Football Insider. Despite impressing of late for club and country, the 33-year-old Brazilian is prepared to listen to offers heading into the January transfer window. Casemiro’s contract expires next summer, and while a new deal has been mooted, it would require the player to take a pay cut.
– Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio has told Corriere dello Sport that the club won’t be looking to sign Brazilian icon Neymar, 33, if he becomes a free agent at the end of his Santos contract: “Neymar? Come on, that’s b——-. Never contacted, never offered — it’s nonsense.”
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– Sheffield United could be forced to entertain offers for midfielder Gustavo Hamerat the end of the season amid interest in the player from Leeds United. (Football Insider)
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Harry Maguire’s late header secured a 2-1 win for Manchester United over Liverpool on Sunday, giving them their first victory at Anfield in almost a decade and giving coach Ruben Amorim back-to-back league victories for the first time in his tenure.
The result heaps more misery on a Liverpool side that has now lost their past four games in all competitions.
The visitors’ efforts to secure the win appeared to be denied following Cody Gakpo’s 78th-minute equalizer, but center back Maguire became the latest player to expose Liverpool’s weakness on set pieces with a powerful header.
Harry Maguire handed Man United all three points at Liverpool.
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United had ridden their luck after Bryan Mbeumo scored the quickest Premier League goal on this ground between the two sides — just 62 seconds in — while Gakpo hit the frame of the goal three times. The Dutchman’s most glaring miss came with three minutes to go when he planted a close-range header wide of an open goal.
While United, now only two points behind their archrivals, will feel they have turned a corner with possibly the standout result of Amorim’s tenure, Arne Slot is left to consider what has gone wrong with his misfiring side.
Liverpool lost a fourth successive match for the first time since November 2014 and their first home league game in 400 days.
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It’s not easy to be in charge at Manchester United nowadays and Amorim is experiencing the sharpest points of comparison against the greats.
There’s no getting away from it at United – nobody expects Amorim to be Alex Ferguson but operating on the same plane of reality would be a start.
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Man United have acquired an incredible list of bad habits in the last decade but one of the worst is the inability to give bitter rivals Liverpool a game.
This regional derby is one of the Premier League’s banner fixtures, widely anticipated and usually entertaining but no longer on a knife-edge.
In 2014-15 and 2015-16 United won all four Premier League fixtures. They’ve beaten Liverpool in the league twice since.
Nevertheless, the last time these teams met at Anfield ended in a 2-2 draw as Liverpool strolled towards their second title of the Premier League era.
Lisandro Martinez and Amad Diallo scored the United goals, Cody Gakpo and Mo Salah Liverpool’s, on a chilly Sunday afternoon in January.
Arne Slot’s Reds are carrying some injuries they could do without. Alisson continues to be sidelined, while a knee injury for young Geovanni Leoni reignited the prospect of Liverpool’s interest in Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.
Ryan Gravenberch is expected to be available after was withdrawn at half time as a precaution by Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman during the international break.
Liverpool haven’t quite been at their best. Three consecutive defeats against Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and Chelsea have thrust their shortcomings into the spotlight but their home form this season has been immaculate and they’re only a point behind league leaders Arsenal.
The situation is much more pressing for Amorim and Man United. They’ve lost as many league matches this season as they’ve lost, and conceded more goals than they’ve scored.
‘This is Man United’ has become a lazy shorthand for ex-players and pundits aghast at what their former club has become but there’s nothing Man United about their form this season and last.
More worrying still is the possibility that this really is United.
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Erik ten Hag is the man who pushed Man United to sign Mason Mount from Chelsea in July 2023. So convinced was the Dutchman of Mount’s importance to the way he wanted to play that he still hasn’t shaken the belief that the midfielder’s unavailability during their time together at Old Trafford was one of the reasons Ten Hag eventually got the sack.
Mount was able to start only seven Premier League games in almost 15 months for Ten Hag. The former United boss still thinks — nearly a year on — that things might have been different had he been fit more often.
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Though he has been back in the United XI in recent weeks, Mount’s injury problems haven’t disappeared entirely since Ruben Amorim’s arrival. It has left Amorim in a similar situation to Ten Hag in trying to use the England international as much as possible, while simultaneously trying to reduce the risk of further spells on the sidelines. Even after scoring against Sunderland — his first goal of the season and his first ever Premier League goal at Old Trafford — Mount was substituted in the 66th minute.
It didn’t matter that he was playing well. Rather, it had already been decided that he couldn’t play for much longer than an hour.
“He did really well,” said Amorim afterward. “He had a number of minutes because we have to manage when a guy like Mason is returning from injury.”
For Amorim, keeping Mount on the pitch for an extra half an hour wasn’t worth it with a game against Liverpool at Anfield to come after the international break. It’s a potentially tricky start to a four-game run that also includes fixtures against Brighton & Hove Albion, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur, a stretch that could go a long way to deciding whether Amorim is still in charge at Christmas.
Mount was one of the first United players Amorim met at the club’s Carrington training ground when he arrived in Manchester to take over from Ten Hag in November 2024. In the middle of another period of injury recovery, Mount was in the gym at the training ground while most of his teammates were either on holiday or international duty. It was the first glimpse of an attitude that Amorim has grown to love.
The Portuguese coach has tried to cleanse the dressing room of what he has viewed as negative influences. It resulted in the departures of both Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho. Mount, meanwhile, has been held up as an example of what he wants in his squad. The England star has attended team meetings even when injured in order to give himself the best chance of quickly slotting back into the team.
Mason Mount has scored one goal in seven games for Manchester United this season. (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)
The 26-year-old is often the last player to leave Carrington because of the long ice baths and saunas he takes after training in an effort to stay fit. Rather than jetting off during the international break, he chose to spend the downtime with his family and on the golf course.
Mount has also taken it upon himself to help other players understand Amorim’s system, having played in a similar tactical setup under Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea.
“I think I have the experience of playing a similar formation to what [Amorim] likes,” Mount said after his goal against Sunderland. “I have played it before in the past. So, knowing the roles and what he wants out of the team resonates with me because I’ve done it before.
“I think at the beginning, especially, it was something that maybe [Amorim] could lean on me [for] because I know the positions.”
As well as knowing the system, Mount offers Amorim something different. He was picked to start against Sunderland in place of £62.5 million summer signing Matheus Cunha.
It wasn’t a straightforward decision. Despite United’s problems so far this season, Cunha has been good, but he’s a forward rather than a midfielder. For Mount, it’s the other way around.
With both Cunha and fellow summer signing Bryan Mbeumo in the team, United have more of an attacking threat. Mount, though, knows how to press effectively, shut down space out of possession and help the two deeper midfielders — usually Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro — when United are being overrun. It’s a vital ingredient for a system that is up against a three-man midfield most weeks in the Premier League.
“I think Mason Mount can give us more of a midfielder than a winger or a striker,” said Amorim after beating Sunderland. “He can defend really well. He is really smart, he can attack really well. It is the characteristics we are going to change when we look at every opponent.”
The “characteristics” Amorim felt he needed in a pressurized moment against Sunderland will also be needed at Anfield this weekend.
“I see myself as bringing a lot of energy into the team and setting off the press at times, being a bit of a catalyst going forward,” Mount said when asked about Amorim’s assessment.
“That’s always something that I focus on, helping the people around me and really bringing the energy.”
Energy is one of the things Amorim has asked of his players, particularly at the beginning of games. Over the course of his 11-month reign, Amorim’s team has conceded the first goal in 22 of his 34 Premier League matches, often leaving United in a hole before they’ve really started playing.
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Amorim has made the point before — privately to his squad and in news conferences — that United doesn’t deal well with setbacks. So the need to be on the front foot right away is even more important.
Mount will be asked to be a key part of that effort against Liverpool on Sunday, just like he was against Sunderland, when he capitalized on United’s first clear opportunity to score after just eight minutes. A big performance at Anfield would be another nod to Tuchel that Mount deserves an England recall in the months before the World Cup.
The pair had a long conversation after Mount impressed against Arsenal on the opening weekend of the season, and the prospect of a place on the plane to North America next summer is still there. Tuchel knows all about his qualities after making him a central part of the Chelsea team, which won the UEFA Champions League in 2021.
It will be little consolation for Ten Hag, who never saw the best of Mount, but he’s finally showing how important he can be for his United successor.
Manchester United are too big to fail forever, and their Premier League clash with champions Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday will only serve as a reminder of what could happen if, or when, one of the world’s most powerful sporting brands finally gets it right.
Fenway Sports Group (FSG), Liverpool’s transformative American owners, celebrated 15 years in charge at Anfield this week, a period that’s seen the club win two Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League while also building a formidable scouting and analytics network. That success, first under manager Jurgen Klopp and now Arne Slot, has put the club back at the summit of English football, but it only came after a 30-year period of prolonged failure, managerial upheaval and ownership battles, ironically endured during a long spell of United dominance under Sir Alex Ferguson.
The two clubs have now traded places and it is United who are suffering, but just like Liverpool, United will bounce back and reclaim their place alongside global heavyweights Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona. Their in-built advantages make it an inevitability and simply a matter of time — a case of sporting gravity once again working in United’s favour.
“If football success could be compared to a game of dice, Manchester United only need to roll threes and fours to be successful because of their history, commercial strength and worldwide fanbase,” a former United executive told ESPN. “The problem is that they have been continually rolling ones and twos, while Liverpool and Manchester City have been on a run of fives and sixes.
“That is ultimately down to judgement, luck, stability and, in Liverpool’s case, having a genius like [FSG president] Mike Gordon making key decisions, but eventually, United will start rolling some threes and fours and then fives and sixes.
“They simply need to get the big decisions right. Once that happens, their commercial might well propel United back to the top.”
Despite results, they have the revenue
Challenging Liverpool for the biggest prizes, the Premier League and Champions League, seems a distant speck on the horizon right now for United, whose title drought stretches back to 2013, with their last Champions League crown being won in 2008. But it took Liverpool three years under FSG stewardship to challenge for the title, when Brendan Rodgers’ team finished second to Manchester City in 2013-14, and five years before they made they hired Klopp as coach in Oct 2015 — a decision that proved the catalyst for the success to follow.
United are still in a state of flux when it comes to managers and ownership. The club appears stuck in a doom-loop of failure: in addition to five fired managers since 2014, a succession of expensive flops in the transfer market, and their rivals Liverpool and Manchester City stacking up silverware at home and abroad, they’ve had turmoil off the field with unpopular co-owners, the Glazer family and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, overseeing deep cost-cutting measures and job cuts. But the publication of the club’s annual accounts last month shed light on just why they are a sleeping giant that will, eventually, wake from its slumber.
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United posted a loss of £33 million ($44.3m), largely due to over-paying for transfer fees and wages, but an annual revenue figure of £666.5m ($890m) was highest ever recorded by the club. Despite a disastrous 2024-25 season that saw United, who were absent from the Champions League, fire manager Erik ten Hag on the way to recording the team’s worst-ever Premier League finish — 15th place — under his successor Ruben Amorim, the club was still able to post a record revenue figure only previously eclipsed by Real Madrid (£910.8m / $1.216 billion), City (£730m / $974.4m) and Paris Saint-Germain (£702.1m / $937.3m).
All of the above teams are expected to significantly increased revenues in their next accounts due to the financial boost of participating in this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup, while Liverpool’s Premier League title win and Champions League campaign is likely to take their income for 2024-25 past the £700m ($934m) mark.
Liverpool received £174.9m ($233.5m) in Premier League prize money last season, £38.7m ($51.7m) more than United’s £136.2m ($181.9m) for finishing fifteenth. And the £82.73m ($110.5m) Slot’s team banked from their Champions League run the Round of 16 dwarfed the £30.7m ($41m) earned from reaching the Europa League final — the financial gains from being a better football team are obvious.
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But even after the club’s worst season since relegation from the old First Division in 1974, United continue to generate huge sums off the pitch, a testament to their latent ability to navigate a route back to the top.
“Can United bridge the gap and be successful again? Absolutely,” Casper Stylsvig, a former commercial executive at United, Barcelona, AC Milan and Chelsea told ESPN. “They have the strength of the brand and it is similar to Dallas Cowboys. They haven’t won the Super Bowl for many, many years [last win: 1995], but they’re still going from strength-to-strength as brand and I think United will get it right eventually.
“There has been a big turnaround at United and it was probably needed to some extent, but they have the brand and the following, all the fan engagement is high and some of the biggest in the world, so yes, they certainly will come back.”
United’s shirt sponsorship deal with tech company Snapdragon is worth £60m ($80.1m) a year until 2029 — the same figure earned by Real Madrid (Emirates), Barcelona (Spotify) and PSG (Qatar Airways), but their kit partnership deal with Adidas, £90m ($120m) a year until 2033, is less lucrative than those of Barcelona (Nike £127m / $170m), City (Puma, £100m / $133.5m) and Real Madrid (Adidas £95m / $128m). Despite their title success and recent success, Liverpool only secured a £60m-a-year ($80.1m) deal with Adidas earlier this year.
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“United is still a massive club,” Stylsvig said. “The fact that probably one of the very biggest buyers in the world of sport, Adidas, is renewing for £90m just shows the power of United. Adidas wouldn’t spend £90m a year for United if they didn’t see there was potential.”
United’s fall from grace as a club capable of winning the Premier League and Champions League has impacted on their earnings, however, as highlighted by Liverpool’s on-field success generating £257.63m ($344m) last season compared to United’s £166.9m ($222.9m).
If United get it right on the pitch, they could expect to boost their earnings by approximately £100m ($133.6m) a year, with success then likely to make them more attractive to star players and potential sponsors. Edward Freedman, a sports branding expert credited with transforming United’s commercial earnings in the 1990s before launching the sports memorabilia company Icons, says that the players on the pitch are as important as the commercial team off it.
“The commercial situation is very tied up with the performance on the field,” Freedman told ESPN. “And United haven’t had a very good run on the field at all, so that will negatively impact their commercial income.
“United have long-term contracts with their major sponsors, but once those contracts run out, no one’s going to go back in and pay the same prices that they paid before because they’re not top of the league. They’ve let Marcus Rashford and some of their best players go and brought in players that haven’t got the same charisma and are not particularly commercially valuable, so that’s a problem that United must address.”
Former United commercial director Richard Arnold once said that the club didn’t buy players to boost brand recognition because the team had “25 George Clooneys – they are all massive stars.” United are clearly no longer that, of course, but despite concerns about the lack of success and their allure to star players, Freedman admits that United can still tap into an increasingly lucrative commercial market.
“Lots of clubs have caught up with United commercially,” Freedman said. “But it’s not a shrinking pool because there is now a lot more people throwing money at the game.
“It’s still a massive market. If you think about China and the United States, football is growing and growing and the bubble shouldn’t burst, but if United are to capitalise, they need to hire somebody who really knows the commercial market and also sign a star player, because what happens on the pitch goes hand in hand with what happens off it.”
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‘United will eventually get it right’
United have challenges ahead, notably the plans to build a new stadium that could cost as much as £2 billion ($2.67bn), but sources have said that they could command a naming rights deals of least £25m ($33.4m) to sponsor the new ground, which would also significantly increase United’s current matchday income of £5m ($6.7m) a game.
Sources have said that the prospect of lucrative direct-to-consumer broadcasting packages within 5-7 years would also be a huge financial earner for United and Liverpool due to their vast global fanbases, but while Liverpool have a slick machine on and off the pitch at Anfield — “Liverpool have had a rising tide of perfection,” the former United executive said — United still need to get both arms of the operation working together at Old Trafford.
“United maybe didn’t renew themselves and innovate properly in recent years, with too much reluctance to change,” Stylsvig, who was this week appointed as executive director of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, said. “But the sheer scale of the numbers that they can produce and the way they run things is just phenomenal. It is a very, very big club, truly one of the big ones.
“The last time United won a Premier League was in 2013, but they just kept increasing revenues, even though they weren’t successful on the pitch. They could attract the best talent and you can always argue did they have the right team and right manager and so on, but the reality is United they went from strength to strength from a commercial point of view, even though the results on the pitch were not there.
“Having results off the pitch buys you the opportunity to get better players and invest more in the team, so United will eventually get it right.”
United’s next throw of the dice is against Liverpool this Sunday, and it would be the perfect time to roll a six.
Manchester United have not ruled out keeping Casemiro beyond the end of the season, but the midfielder would likely have to accept a pay cut if he wants to stay, sources have told ESPN.
The Brazil midfielder is under contract until June 2026 and as things stand will leave Old Trafford as a free agent in the summer.
United are keen to keep reducing their wage bill following the departures of high earners David De Gea, Raphaël Varane and Marcus Rashford.
Casemiro is one of the best-paid players at Old Trafford thanks to the lucrative deal he signed when he arrived from Real Madrid in 2022.
If he wants to stay at United, sources have told ESPN that he would have to agree to a sizable cut in salary.
Casemiro has made six Premier League appearances for Man United this season. Shaun Brooks – CameraSport via Getty Images
The club have an option to extend his contract by an additional 12 months until June 2027. However, triggering the clause would mean having to continue to pay the 33-year-old at his current level.
Casemiro has become a key player for Ruben Amorim.
United are planning a revamp of their midfield next summer with at least one major signing expected.
But with doubts over Kobbie Mainoo‘s future and Manuel Ugarte struggling to get into the team, Amorim could make a case for Casemiro to stay.
Sources have told ESPN that he’s settled in Manchester with his family. There’s interest from clubs in Brazil and the Saudi Pro League and he can start talking to clubs outside England from January.
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United also have decisions to make with Harry Maguire and Tyrell Malacia.
Both are in the final year of their contracts, although United hold an option to extend Malacia’s deal by an extra year.
The Dutchman is yet to feature this season since being brought back into the first-team squad after being told to train alone over the summer.
Maguire had a one-year extension triggered earlier this year. If no fresh agreement is reached, the England defender can negotiate with clubs outside England from January.
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Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton has been linked with a host of top clubs. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)
TRENDING RUMORS
– Manchester United are plotting a £60 million bid to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, according to the Daily Star. With United boss Ruben Amorim keen to bolster his options in the middle of the park, the 21-year-old has emerged as a leading candidate. Kobbie Mainoo and Casemiro are expected to leave Old Trafford in the long term, leaving a massive hole in midfield that a player of Wharton’s quality could soon fill. The Red Devils previously looked at Brighton and Hove Albion star Carlos Baleba, but a reported transfer valuation north of £100 million looks to have cooled their interest.
– Real Madrid have also been linked with Wharton but are now “ramping up” their interest in Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández, says Football Insider. Any potential transfer will hinge upon Fernández’s desire to make the move, as an offer in excess of £100 million could bring Chelsea to the negotiation table. Los Blancos are also monitoring his teammate Moisés Caicedo, who has caught the eye this season in the Premier League.
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– FC Porto striker Samu Aghehowa is on Tottenham Hotspur’s radar, according to a report from TEAMtalk. With Thomas Frank’s current striking options, Dominic Solanke and Randal Kolo Muani, blighted by injuries, the club are on the lookout for reinforcements. Aghehowa, 21, has already scored five goals in seven league games this season, underlining why the likes of Chelsea and Newcastle United were heavily linked with him throughout the summer.
– Chelsea are stepping up their interest in Barcelona center back Ronald Araújo and could launch a bid in the future, Football Insider reports. With a host of defenders out due to injury, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is keen to add some quality at the back. According to the report, a future move for Araújo, while difficult to agree, may be aided by Barcelona’s ongoing financial issues.
– Juventus could explore a move for Al Hilal star Sergej Milinković-Savić in January, Tuttosport has revealed. The Serbia international is reported to be keen on a return to Europe, and more specifically to Italy, as he previously stood out for Lazio. Juventus will have to let players go in order secure a deal for a transfer fee, but they could also wait until next summer when the 30-year-old’s contract expires.
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OTHER RUMORS
– Real Madrid want to land Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and are ready to let forward Vinicius Junior, 25, depart for a world-record fee (of over €222 million) to make it happen. (Caught Offside)
– Barcelona are “ecstatic” with Marcus Rashford‘s development on loan from Man United and are ready to sign him permanently for an initial €30 million. (Sun)
– Bayer Leverkusen have a genuine interest in Djurgarden midfielder Matias Siltanen. The 18-year-old has also been linked with a move to Manchester City in recent weeks. (Nicolo Schira)
– Bayern Munich are ready to hand defender Dayot Upamecano, 26, a new contract that would extend his terms beyond 2026, amid interest from Liverpool. (Florian Plettenberg)
– Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia is of interest to Turkish giants Galatasaray, having struggled for game time. (Daily Star)
– West Ham United defender Max Kilmancould replace Marc Guehiat Crystal Palace if the latter moves to Liverpool. (Football Insider)
– AC Milan and Internazionale are monitoring Spanish center back Mario Gila, as the 25-year-old is yet to agree a contract extension with Lazio. (Nicolo Schira)
– Torino are eyeing a potential deal to sign Mauro Icardi in January, as the forward has entered the final year of his Galatasaray contract. (Ekrem Konur)
– Corinthians attacker Memphis Depay has rejected a lucrative contract offer from Liga MX side Santos Laguna. (Ekrem Konur)
– Nottingham Forest could replace manager Ange Postecoglouwith Rafael Benitez. (Football Insider)
– Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshereis a leading candidate for the Luton Town managerial position. (Sky Sports)
– Liverpool legend Steven Gerrardhas decided to withdraw from contention to become the new Rangers manager, having been at the club from 2018-2021. (Ben Jacobs)
Luka DonÄić says the Los Angeles Lakers need to embrace a “next man up” mentality while preparing to start the 2025-26 season without LeBron James.
The Lakers announced Thursday that James, who has not yet participated in training camp, will be sidelined for at least three to four more weeks with sciatica on his right side.
“It’s a big change. He’s a great player. He can help us a lot. But at the end of the day, our mentality needs to be next man up,” DonÄić said Saturday (h/t ESPN’s Dave McMenamin).
When asked if James being out will leave him to take on a higher workload, DonÄić answered, “No, I don’t think so.”
While DonÄić’s role might remain similar in James’ absence, at least one Lakers bench player will need to step into the starting lineup alongside Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton.
Head coach JJ Redick said Saturday that the Lakers have not game-planned yet, and that he is not yet sure who will be replacing James in the starting lineup.
“It is unclear what the starting lineup is going to be. That’s the reality, until he’s back,” Redick said Saturday (h/t McMenamin). “We’ll have to figure that out.”
James, who is set to become the first player in NBA history to compete in 23 seasons once he makes his 2025-26 debut, has not played an 82-game campaign since 2018.
Given that it’s likely James will be sitting out games even after he returns from his current injury, Redick will need to be prepared to take on opponents both with and without the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.
Redick said Saturday that the Lakers could “potentially” plan two starting lineups this season, for both when James is available and when he is not.
At least for now Redick will hope DonÄić can lead the Lakers offense when the regular season tips off on Tuesday, Oct. 21 against the visiting Golden State Warriors.
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Bruno Fernandes has conceded that he needs to work on his penalties after struggling from the spot this season, but the Manchester United captain insists he loves the pressure that comes with playing for the club.
The usually reliable Portugal midfielder has missed crucial penalties in United’s 1-1 draw at Fulham and the 3-1 defeat to Brentford that have contributed to the team’s difficult start to their Premier League campaign.
“This season, out of three [penalties], I ended up missing two,” Fernandes told a news conference on Friday. “I don’t want to miss any of them. It’s something I need to study better. I’ll always do it with full conviction because there’s a coach who trusts me.”
Fernandes was foiled by Brentford goalkeeper CaoimhÃn Kelleher during United’s defeat in west London on Sept. 27.
When asked about the prospect of lining up against Kelleher when Portugal take on the Republic of Ireland on Saturday, Fernandes said: “Every day is a good day to settle scores.
“He was stronger. He did very well, and I didn’t. But it’s not something that affects my head. In a football team, there’s something bigger than individuality. Winning is much more important than settling scores with the Irish goalkeeper.”
Bruno Fernandes saw his penalty saved by Brentford goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher last weekend. Richard Pelham/Getty Images
United beat Sunderland 2-0 at Old Trafford last weekend to climb to 10th in the table and ease the pressure on coach Ruben Amorim.
United finished 15th in the Premier League last season — their worst position since being relegated in 1974 — while also losing the Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur.
Fernandes, 31, said he does not consider joining Portugal on international duty as an escape from noise that comes with playing for United.
“They’re different things,” he said. “Here, it’s being at home, it’s speaking Portuguese, it’s eating Portuguese food. It makes me feel good. But I feel good in Manchester, I love the pressure. It means the goal is bigger, and I’m a person who enjoys challenges.
“I love representing the national team, it’s a source of pride. The pressure is the same whether I play for Portugal or for my club. The goal is the same: to win.”
Fernandes, who is in his sixth full season at United, turned down a move to Al Hilal in the summer to remain at Old Trafford.
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Amorim’s decision to deploy Fernandes in a deeper position in midfield instead of his familiar No. 10 has been the subject of much debate, but Fernandes said he sees benefits to playing in both positions.
“I like playing football, regardless of the position, I’ll do my best,” he said. “Everyone has favorite positions. In a space with a lot of quality, you have to adapt. I played these positions with [coach] Jorge Jesus at Sporting. When you see from the front, you can find more space, the risk is lower.
“When I play as a No. 10, the goal is to create plays, to finish. I adapt to the team game. The most important thing is to win, I want to play my best.”
Portugal have won their opening two World Cup qualifiers and lead Group F.